Michigan's self driving car complex revealed
At first glance it seems like any other city, with five lane roads, intersections, buildings and even pedestrians waving as you pass. However, M City, in Ann Arbor, is missing one thing - people. The entire 32 acre town has been to allow self driving car makers to test their vehicles in conditions as close as possible to the real world. The $6.5 million facility has 40 building facades, angled intersections, a traffic circle, a bridge, a tunnel, gravel roads, and plenty of obstructed views The $6.5 million facility has 40 building facades, angled intersections, a traffic circle, a bridge, a tunnel, gravel roads, and plenty of obstructed views. Occupying 32 acres at the University's North Campus Research Complex, it includes approximately five lane-miles of roads with intersections, traffic signs and signals, sidewalks, benches, simulated buildings, street lights, and obstacles such as construction barriers.
Sep-30-2017, 02:15:17 GMT
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